Fort Western Unit 183
Board Meeting Minutes
June 20, 2007

Present: Judy Staser, Tom Hughes, Steve Shirey, Kay Jones, Mary Hoger,
             Katye Kowierschke, Byron Taylor, Margot Hirsch

Kay Jones, the President, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 
Margot Hirsch confirmed that the approved May minutes were posted in 
the studio and on the website. Mary Hoger presented the Treasurer's 
Report. Mary indicated that she is going to move money from the savings 
account into the money market. Also, she will present the Sectional 
Final Report next month. Mary's report was accepted.

OLD BUSINESS

The Sectional was discussed:
Tom Hughes recommended and the board approved returning to 1:30 p.m. 
and 7:30 p.m. start times for Friday and Saturday sessions.
The board approved the purchase of four coffee pots and supplies for 
use at tournaments and special occasions at the studio. 
Katye Kowierschke and Keith McCall will purchase the pots at Sam's. 
The Hospitality Chair will schedule and coordinate the coffee servers 
at future tournaments.
During the tournament's last session, Byron Taylor reported that the 
caddies work extra hard. They not only move boards, but they also 
assist with disassembling tables, chairs, and packing all of the bridge 
supplies. The board amended the Standing Rules after discussing the use 
of caddies at tournaments. The new Standing Rule states: Caddies shall 
be paid $30.00 per session except for the tournament's last session. 
Each caddy shall be paid $50.00 for working the final tournament 
session. The board approved deleting the following Standing Rule: 
"For each tournament, the tournament committee shall submit for board
approval a cost estimate. Estimate shall include rent, catering, prizes,
free plays, decorations, and fees."
The board thanked Max Jackson for his tournament contributions 
concerning the setup and photography. The board also thanked all of 
the volunteers for their hard work in making the tournament a success. 
    
 NEW BUSINESS

Margot will contact ACBL to clarify the election procedures for the 
District 16 Board of Governors. She will email her findings to the 
board. If possible, the board would like to vote at a regularly 
scheduled board meeting.

The ACBL Charity rebate of $1921.00 was discussed and approved. 
Margot reported that Arlington raised 53.34% of the Unit's charitable 
contributions. Thus, Arlington will be notified and asked to name 
recipients for $1025.00 of the rebate. The Fort Worth Women's Haven 
and the Presbyterian Night Shelter will each receive $448.00 of the 
rebate. ACBL will issue the checks on behalf of Arlington and the Unit. 
The board appreciates the shopping that Jane and Jim Walker did for 
the studio. The board is also grateful that Keith McCall has 
volunteered to take over the shopping duties.

OTHER BUSINESS

The Mentoring Program was discussed. Barbara Traphagen will continue 
to coordinate it. Some suggestions for involving more participants were:
Hang posters in the Fort Worth Studio that describe the program and how 
to sign up.

Barbara should ask the directors to announce the program in their games 
and encourage players to sign up.

Margot will ask Barbara for program information that, in turn, Margot 
will ask Stewart to post on the website.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Margot Hirsch